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Recent Examples of body blow
The critical news, which may save Syria from a relapse into violence: Assad’s flight to exile in Moscow is a body blow to Iran’s ayatollahs and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, for whom Syria had critical importance.
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Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
Washington fought back after absorbing the early body blow, using a 10-0 run to pull within 42-31.
—John Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
All of which is to say that even though people change jobs all the time, especially in the PR biz, getting your hands on their internal documents, as is alleged here, is a serious body blow to a firm — at least from R&CPMK’s POV.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
But in the long run, the team with the better talent can withstand a couple of body blows and bounce back, and that’s what Baltimore did.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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Trudy Rubin, The Mercury News, 11 Dec. 2024
Washington fought back after absorbing the early body blow, using a 10-0 run to pull within 42-31.
—John Marshall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Feb. 2024
All of which is to say that even though people change jobs all the time, especially in the PR biz, getting your hands on their internal documents, as is alleged here, is a serious body blow to a firm — at least from R&CPMK’s POV.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 27 Nov. 2024
But in the long run, the team with the better talent can withstand a couple of body blows and bounce back, and that’s what Baltimore did.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 26 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for body blow
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On the left, many are discouraged that a mass movement and constitutional process that seemed to promise historic changes has all but fizzled out.—
Sammy Feldblum,
The Dial,
30 Jan. 2025
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Historically in the United States, populism has been more of a force on the political left.—
Dominik Stecuła,
The Conversation,
29 Jan. 2025
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Much of this represents the culmination of a fight that the conservative right began years ago as part of its culture wars.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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Instead, exercise the rest of your rights, as explained below.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2025
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By then, Durant was coming off a serious left knee injury suffered early in the 2022-23 season that forced him to miss his final 20 games in Brooklyn.—
Barry M. Bloom,
Sportico.com,
1 Feb. 2025
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Hunt appeared in 16 games before missing the regular season finale with a knee injury.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
1 Feb. 2025
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In the new study, for example, participants focused on general moves for their kettlebell training routine: deadlifts, shoulder presses, bent-over rows, squats, and swings.—
Lauryn Higgins,
Health,
28 Jan. 2025
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December was the only month same-store sales fell during the quarter, but Black Box attributed the swing to the calendar shift caused by a late Thanksgiving.—
Amelia Lucas,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2025
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In the middle of the chaos, Zayn launched a Helluva Kick aimed at McIntyre, but the Scotsman dodged just in time, and the kick accidentally connected with Rhodes instead.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
29 Jan. 2025
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Manolo Blahnik 5-inch stilettos are usually her go-to kicks for major photo ops.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
WWD,
24 Jan. 2025
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But in the film world, Adler might be best remembered for her unexpectedly daring roundhouse kick to film criticism’s sacred cow, Pauline Kael.—
Nicholas Bell,
SPIN,
17 Dec. 2024
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Archaeologists have learned that two roundhouses were built at the site, one after the other.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 July 2024
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The freaky trailer looks to raise not only the stakes but the shivers of what looks to be a vampire blood-chiller involving twin brothers in the 1930s.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
7 Jan. 2025
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Classic Turkish Cotton Robe Few things are worse than stepping out of a warm shower into a cold bathroom in the winter months, but having this robe close by will eliminate your post-shower shivers.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
16 Dec. 2024
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On the way out, lean your head over the pharmacy counter and say hi to Harrel’s grandson, pharmacist Nick Harrel III, who heads the operation today.—
Pam LeBlanc,
Southern Living,
26 Jan. 2025
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On the counter: The USDA recommends storing butter at room temperature no longer than 1 or 2 days.—
Annie Peterson,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Jan. 2025
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